# DSTL0000001432 - RAS Award Notice

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Defence Science and Technology Laboratory](/buyers/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL](/contract-winners/university-of-liverpool/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £109,983
- Award date: 9 March 2022
- Published: 2 August 2022
- Contract start: 9 March 2022
- Contract end: 28 February 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 49a42dd3-5ef7-49b3-8d3c-0bcc852184c3-559934
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0a28f9ec-4534-4ebd-8107-3cb8aa71ee39

## Description

Applications via RCloud\. The Authority has a requirement for empirical trials to understand the effects of carrying or wearing objects \(e\.g\. wearable devices\) Specifically, answers to the following questions are sought: - What are the maximum weight/load limits of objects - How does the maximum weight/load limit change - How is task performance affected by wearing/carrying objects of different weights and/or shapes on different locations - How should objects be carried to best avoid affecting task performance - How can any effects of wearing/carrying objects be prevented/mitigated \(e\.g\. habituation, weight placement/distribution, object shape, equipment

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/49a42dd3-5ef7-49b3-8d3c-0bcc852184c3-559934)